tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43333761338782940442024-03-12T21:22:22.712-07:00Vegetable Gardening with Mike the GardenerMike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-82914145979804514012014-06-19T06:42:00.004-07:002014-06-19T06:42:55.812-07:00We have moved our blog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-43310534499322479002014-06-05T06:09:00.003-07:002014-06-05T06:09:44.366-07:00#183: Mike talks with Fresh Eggs Daily author, Lisa Steele, About Proper Chicken Keeping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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this week's episode, Mike talks with chicken expert and author of the
book Fresh Eggs Daily: Raising Happy Healthy Chickens Naturally, Lisa
Steele, about how you can use the herbs you grow in your home garden to
raise healthy and happy chickens<br /><br />Lisa will explain how you can
get started with raising your own chickens, how to get chickens, the
coop you should be using, and how to incorporate your herbs in the feed,
bedding and so much more.
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<h2>
<span style="font-family: arial;">In this episode, here’s what we’ll cover:</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Chicken health</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Chicken breeds</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Roosting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Proper Feed and water techniques</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Chicken safety</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Breeding heritage chickens</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Chicken keeping legalities</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Lisa's visit to Moss Mountain</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Items mentioned in this episode include:</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Lisa's book: <a href="http://amzn.to/13haGtY" target="_blank"> Fresh Eggs Daily: Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens...Naturally</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FreshEggsDaily" target="_blank">Fresh Eggs Daily Facebook Page</a></li>
<li>Lisa's website: <a href="http://www.fresh-eggs-daily.com/" target="_blank">Fresh Eggs Daily</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.fresh-eggs-daily.com/2012/02/rainbow-of-egg-colors.html" target="_blank">Which Breeds lay Colored Eggs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/76006914/chicken-coop-plans-new-england-cape?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Build your own coop plans</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amishcoops.com/" target="_blank">Buy a coop: Amish Coops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.leonardusa.com/browse.cfm/2,293.html" target="_blank">Leonard Coops</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nutrenaworld.com/" target="_blank">Non-organic: Nutrena</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blueseal.com/products/poultry/" target="_blank">Blue Seal (has both organic and non-organic</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.organicfeeds.com/" target="_blank">organic: Nature's Best Organic Feeds </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.scratchandpeck.com/" target="_blank">Scratch & Peck Feeds</a></li>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">About this week's Guest, Lisa Steele:</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: arial;">
<a alt="Lisa" border="0" href="http://www.fresh-eggs-daily.com/" target="_blank"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://www.averagepersongardening.com/podcast/files/lisa_steele/pic1.jpg" /></a>
Lisa and her husband share their small farm in southeastern Virginia
with a menagerie of chickens, ducks, horses, a German Shepherd, a Corgi
and a Tuxedo cat. Lisa shares her farming adventures on her blog Fresh
Eggs Daily® and sister Facebook pages Fresh Eggs Daily and Ducks Too.
<br /><br />
Dedicated to raising their animals as naturally as possible, Lisa offers
advice and tips on raising chickens using herbs and other holistic
remedies and shows her readers how to have some fun while doing it. In
addition to chicken keeping tips, she also shares DIY projects for the
coop and run using repurposed materials, gardening ideas, and recipes
using fresh eggs, vegetables, berries and herbs. She knits, sews, and
dabbles in canning and breadmaking when not tending to her flock.
<br /><br />
A fifth generation chicken keeper, Lisa has been around chickens for
most of her life, but only got back into raising them as an adult about
five years ago. In the years since, she created Fresh Eggs Daily® to
help others learn how to keep their flocks safe from predators, how to
build strong immune systems, and how to keep them healthy without using
antibiotics or other commercial medications.
<br /><br />
Lisa’s advice is time tested, much of it based on how the oldtimers did
things, as well as triedandtrue from her own experiences with her flock.
She has written a book called Fresh Eggs Daily: Raising Happy, Healthy
Chickens...Naturally which not only offers some basic advice to those
just starting out on their backyard chicken journey, but also complies
the best from her blog in the areas of the coop, run, nesting boxes,
dust bath area, and more, to guide readers on a more natural path to
chicken keeping. She is also a contributing writer for HGTVGardens, Grit
magazine, Capper’s Farmer, Hobby Farms Chickens magazine and Backyard
Poultry magazine.
<br /><br />
Lisa’s own flock has numbered from just three hens to more than three
dozen over the years. She has raised more than 20 different breeds at
various times and now concentrates on some of the more rare breeds such
as Lavender Orpingtons, Chocolate Orpingtons, Olive Eggers, Faverolles
and Blue Ameraucanas. She collects pink, blue, olive green, cream and
chocolate brown eggs daily from her mixed flock.
<br /><br />
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<h2>
Previous Podcast Episodes</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/182MikeinterviewsAnnieHavenofAuthenticHavenBrand.html">#182: Mike talks Hydrating Vegetable Seeds with Annie Haven of Authentic Haven Brand Natural Brew</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/181MikeinterviewsNikiJabbourAuthorofGroundbreakingFoodGardens.html">#181: Mike interviews Niki Jabbour Author of Groundbreaking Food Gardens</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/180MikeinterviewsLaMandaJoythefounderofthePetersonGardenProject.html">#180: Mike interviews LaManda Joy the founder of the Peterson Garden Project</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/179MikeinterviewsHelenYoesttheauthorofPlantswithBenefits.html" target="_blank">#179: Mike interviews Helen Yoest the author of Plants with Benefits</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/178MikeinterviewsPAllenSmith.html" target="_blank">#178: Mike interviews P. Allen Smith Giving us His Best Garden Tips and Talks Heritage Chickens</a></li>
</ul>
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Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-60388982387702469042014-06-04T08:48:00.002-07:002014-06-04T08:48:44.446-07:005 Ways to Stake Tomatoes<table><tbody>
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<a href="http://thefreerangelife.com/5-ways-stake-tomatoes/" target="_blank"><img alt="5 Ways to Stake Tomatoes" border="0" src="http://www.averagepersongardening.com/articles/files/large_tomato.jpg" /></a><br />photo credit: <a href="http://thefreerangelife.com/5-ways-stake-tomatoes/" target="_blank">http://thefreerangelife.com/5-ways-stake-tomatoes/</a>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Tomatoes
are the king of the home vegetable garden. Just about anyone who has a
garden, regardless of size, grows some variety of tomato. And who can
blame them right? Tomatoes are easy to grow and with so many varieties
to choose from, there is bound to be one out there for you.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Since
there are so many tomato varieties to choose from, it comes without
saying that there are also a lot of ways to keep tomatoes "propped" up,
so they grow off the ground, helping to produce a plentiful bounty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Tomato
cages, sold at all home and garden centers are the easy, go to, choice,
but you have plenty more options out there. Check out these 5 from
author Sarah Toney. You are sure to find one that you will enjoy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top"><a href="http://thefreerangelife.com/5-ways-stake-tomatoes/" target="_blank">http://thefreerangelife.com/5-ways-stake-tomatoes/</a></td></tr>
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Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-63417935707628314962014-06-04T08:47:00.003-07:002014-06-04T08:47:50.300-07:005 Ornamental Plants That Could Save Your Vegetables<table><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gardening/5-ornamental-plants-that-could-save-your-vegetables.aspx" target="_blank"><img alt="5 Ornamental Plants That Could Save Your Vegetables" border="0" src="http://www.averagepersongardening.com/blog/images/Valeriana_officinalis1.jpg" /></a><br />photo credit: <a href="http://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gardening/5-ornamental-plants-that-could-save-your-vegetables.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gardening/5-ornamental-plants-that-could-save-your-vegetables.aspx</a>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Are
you practicing companion planting techniques? More importantly as it
pertains to this article, are you planting flowers alongside your
fruits, vegetables and herbs? If not you are really missing out on
making your home vegetable garden even better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Flowers
can serve an even greater purpose to your gardening efforts than simply
looking great and pretty with a nice aroma. They can attract
beneficials, ward off harmful insects and even add some nutrients back
into the soil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Check
out this article by Hobby Farms where they list 5 ornamental plants
that you can plant to help out with your home vegetable garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top"><a href="http://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gardening/5-ornamental-plants-that-could-save-your-vegetables.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gardening/5-ornamental-plants-that-could-save-your-vegetables.aspx</a></td></tr>
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A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Once
again vegetable gardening author Marie Iannotti knocks it out the park
with some great vegetable gardening information. This time she tackles
making vegetable gardening easier, and who wouldn't like to make their
vegetable garden just a bit easier? I know I would.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">Here
in Marie's article, she covers 10 cool tips that can speed up some your
vegetable gardening efforts, as well as keep your vegetable garden
maintenance to a minimum. </td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="5" valign="top">There
is a little bit of garden knowledge in here for everyone as Marie
tackles weeding, drip irrigation and getting your kids involved in your
home vegetable garden.</td></tr>
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Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
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<img align="right" alt="Annie Haven of Authentic Haven Brand" border="1" src="https://www.averagepersongardening.com/podcast/files/haven_brand/annie_haven.jpg" />In
this week's episode, Mike talks with Authentic Haven Brand owner, Annie
Haven, about the benefits of using manure tea on the fruits, veggies
and herbs you grow in your home vegetable garden.<br /><br />Annie will
explain how you properly use manure tea in your home vegetable garden,
touch on valuable points if you have well water or city water, and talk
about solutions for using manure tea regardless of the size of your home
vegetable garden.
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<span style="font-family: arial;">In this episode, here’s what we’ll cover:</span></span></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">What is manure tea</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">What are the benfits of manure tea</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Using manure tea in your compost pile</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Manure, its safety and what to look for</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">How to use manure tea in your home vegetable garden</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Valuable manure tea techniques regardless of garden size</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">What to do if you are using well or city water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The organic industry and some classic real world case studies</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Items mentioned in this episode include:</span></h2>
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<li><a href="http://www.ahavenbrand.com/products.html" target="_blank">Authentic Haven Brand of Manure Teas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.saveseeds.org/" target="_blank">Seed company histories and timelines</a></li>
<li><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/11/business/la-fi-organic-fraud-20110311" target="_blank">Organic fertilizer maker accused of using synthetic chemicals</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=4044" target="_blank">Herbicide-Contaminated Manure Damages Organic Crops in Washington State</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ronco-plastics.com/" target="_blank">Ronco Plastics</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.growingagreenerworld.com/" target="_blank">Growing A Greener World TV</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.growingagreenerworld.com/joe-lampl/" target="_blank">Joe Lamp’l</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ahavenbrand.com/product_alfalfa.html" target="_blank">Authentic Haven Brand Alfalfa tea</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ahavenbrand.com/product_cow.html" target="_blank">Authentic Haven Brand Cow manure tea</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ahavenbrand.com/product_horse.html" target="_blank">Authentic Haven Brand Horse manure tea</a></li>
<li><a href="http://strausfamilycreamery.com/" target="_blank">Straus Family Creamery: Certified Organic Milk & Dairy Products</a></li>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">About this week's Guest, Annie Haven:</span></h2>
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Haven Seed Co. was established in 1853 and incorporated in 1873. Haven
Seed Co. grew for commercial seed until 1968 when the focus was then
turned to Manure tea which was harvested from the horses used to pull
the equipment through the fields and the livestock raised to feed the
workers. Haven Co. processed and packaged the manure in large "Pillow
case size bags", brewed the tea, then flood irrigated the fields to
restore nutrients to the soil.
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<a href="http://www.ahavenbrand.com/products.html" target="_blank">Authentic Haven Brand Natural Brew</a>
is harvested, processed and Eco hand packaged, from Haven raised grass
fed livestock, free of antibiotics, growth hormones, herbicides and
pesticides.
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Over the past 7 years Social Media for <a href="http://www.ahavenbrand.com/products.html" target="_blank">Authentic Haven Brand Natural Brew</a>
has played a big roll in the introduction of brewing and feeding cow,
horse and alfalfa teas to replenish needed nutrients to the soil.
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Gardeners around the world have seen tremendous results in their gardens
and indoor house plants once they started brewing and feeding Authentic
Haven Brand Natural Brew.
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<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/181MikeinterviewsNikiJabbourAuthorofGroundbreakingFoodGardens.html">#181: Mike interviews Niki Jabbour Author of Groundbreaking Food Gardens</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/180MikeinterviewsLaMandaJoythefounderofthePetersonGardenProject.html">#180: Mike interviews LaManda Joy the founder of the Peterson Garden Project</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/179MikeinterviewsHelenYoesttheauthorofPlantswithBenefits.html" target="_blank">#179: Mike interviews Helen Yoest the author of Plants with Benefits</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/178MikeinterviewsPAllenSmith.html" target="_blank">#178: Mike interviews P. Allen Smith Giving us His Best Garden Tips and Talks Heritage Chickens</a></li>
<li><a href="http://averagepersongardening.com/podcast/177MiketalksSchoolGardenswithCindyRajhel.html">#177: Mike talks Fertilizers, Soil Amendments and School Gardens with Cindy Rajhel</a></li>
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Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-75170983516215947242014-05-27T12:15:00.002-07:002014-05-27T12:15:43.761-07:00How to Build a Bat House<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bats can eat more than 500 mosquitoes in an hour! So says the National Wildlife Federation website. How would you like to keep the mosquito population down to a minimum without having to spray harmful chemicals. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Incorporating bats has been a long used practice for organic gardening methods. Of course first you need to get a bat or two in your area, and without a house, they won't stay long. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out this step by step tutorial by the National Wildlife Federation so you can build a bat house for your self.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anytime you can pick up a few tips on making your home vegetable garden a bit more successful or productive, you simply have to read on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today, our good friend Gardening Jones, posted 6 tips for your home vegetable gardening that can do just that ... help insure your vegetables will succed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://gardeningjones.com/blog/2014/05/27/6-ways-to-help-insure-your-veggies-will-succeed/">http://gardeningjones.com/blog/2014/05/27/6-ways-to-help-insure-your-veggies-will-succeed/</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-17772891374344263852014-05-26T04:00:00.000-07:002014-05-26T04:00:03.043-07:005 Tips on How You Can Stop Your Tomatoes from Cracking<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even the most experienced vegetable gardeners will have a tomato crack on them. Don't ever feel like you are alone when this happens. Our friends over at <a href="http://www.tomatodirt.com/" target="_blank">Tomato Dirt</a> have written a nice tutorial on cracking tomatoes and what you can do about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is a boatload of beneficial information in this article, so be sure to head on over there by clicking the link below and checking it out.</span></span><br />
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Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-58759260075686134162014-05-25T04:00:00.000-07:002014-05-25T04:00:02.379-07:009 Pest-Fighting Flowers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo courtesy: <a href="http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/10805/pest-fighting-flowers">http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/10805/pest-fighting-flowers</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Companion planting is a hot topic in the world of vegetable gardening. You engage in companion planting for a variety of reasons, to attract wildlife that can aide in pollination, fighting pests, reduce disease and many more.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the cool things of companion planting, is to get to plant many things that serve a wide range of purposes as well as provide a lot of color and fragrances, such as this list of 9 Pest Fighting Plants, written by vegetable gardening author Greg Holdsworth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are some popular items on this list, along with some traditional favorites. Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/10805/pest-fighting-flowers">http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/10805/pest-fighting-flowers</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-81617079163469107892014-05-24T04:00:00.000-07:002014-05-24T04:00:01.379-07:0020 colorful plants for shade gardens<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you have limited sun on your property but still want to grow some cool things, check out this list from Sunset.com. They list 20 colorful flowers that you can plant, grow and get to thrive in areas that receive ample amounts of shade.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=350" target="_blank">3 Best Reasons for Growing Your Own Mint</a> - Mint. It's one of those things you either love to grow it, or absolutely hate it. I have yet to meet someone that says "mint, eh, it's ok" .... There are some great uses for the various choices of mint that you can grow. Check out this article by Barbara Pleasant, that will get your mint juices flowing :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=348" target="_blank">Volunteer Tomatoes</a> - Here is another excellent and very useful article by Barbara Pleasant. This time Barbara tackles volunteer tomatoes. A volunteer tomato is one that grows in a place that you didn't plant one. More than likely a compost pile or a garden bed area when you planted them in a previous season. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://organicgardening.about.com/b/2014/04/29/fastest-growing-vegetables-for-impatient-gardeners.htm" target="_blank">5 of the Fastest Growing Vegetables that You Can Plant</a> - Who wouldn't like to plant a seed and a week later harvest something, everyone, right? Well ok, even with these 5 you still won't harvest anything in a week, but you will get 5 great tasting veggies in mere weeks. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://shawnacoronado.com/engraved-garden-stone-a-garden-product-reviewengraved-garden-stone-a-garden-product-review/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCasualGardener+%28Shawna+Coronado+Blog%29" target="_blank">Engraved Garden Stone – A Garden Product Review</a> - What would a weekly vegetable gardening round up be without at least one article by garden guru, Shawna Coronado. This week she reviews some really cool engraved garden stones by <a href="http://www.engravedstone.net/" target="_blank">Adirondack Stone Works</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://whisperingcraneinstitute.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/herbs-10-favorites-for-ohio-our-ohio/" target="_blank">10 Favorites for Ohio</a> - Do you live in Ohio? Do you live in the same growing zone as Ohio? If os check out this article from The Whispering Crane Institute which lists 10 herbs that are favorites for Ohio.</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie95Ca-ULy_GjRYb9lw213AknhzpvEjKEAkpB9eX-mI6WwK7ibKC59TvatTkbrx3nHb9GGHOk2JcfAluFf6egBd_2Ehu2JQgQce57u0chRwLHznEEKs-PdpVFMDsPm66iCzpvQT4JEhxRB/s1600/iStock_000017012482Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie95Ca-ULy_GjRYb9lw213AknhzpvEjKEAkpB9eX-mI6WwK7ibKC59TvatTkbrx3nHb9GGHOk2JcfAluFf6egBd_2Ehu2JQgQce57u0chRwLHznEEKs-PdpVFMDsPm66iCzpvQT4JEhxRB/s1600/iStock_000017012482Small.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have been following this blog or listening to my weekly <a href="http://www.averagepersongardening.com/podcast" target="_blank">vegetable gardening podcast</a> then you know I have two young sons. And one of the greatest challenges for me, and probably for a lot of parents out there, is getting my kids to eat their veggies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the best ways I have personally found to accomplish this is to have my kids involved in our vegetable gardening activities. Specifically, each one has their own 3' x 3' garden bed where they can grow anything they like, on one condition ... they must eat what they grow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now while I won't say that they eat "everything", they do at least try everything, which is a great start. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this article by Kiran Dodeja Smith on a website I absolutely love, "<a href="http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/" target="_blank">100 Days of Real Food</a>", Kiran gives you 6 other tips to get your kids eating their veggies. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2014/05/21/7-ways-get-kids-eat-vegetables/">http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2014/05/21/7-ways-get-kids-eat-vegetables/</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo credit: <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Super-Cheap-Seed-Starters/step6/Making-Soil-Blocks/">http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Super-Cheap-Seed-Starters/step6/Making-Soil-Blocks/</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you ever used those expandable peat pods (or pots depending on who you are buying them from)? They are neat, and the kids really love watching them expand. At least my kids do as do the kids at a recent gardening demonstration I conducted at my local school.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before you go buy some of them, give this project a try with your kids (or if you are a kid at heart). These look super cool to do and really easy. Just a few basic ingredients is all you need. Have fun!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXk4BPvmzVjs4QGQad4tTqu8fEaNCB8Psx3REi75DQqo3wia3kZcGJYfcefk9f7qU3f7TLJNI86wvNI9bzX56m1tw9mX-rnvyijmHkOYKsdOplDyIesBkbfe7HA9okkiKQaBBuYnMOKxV/s1600/vp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXk4BPvmzVjs4QGQad4tTqu8fEaNCB8Psx3REi75DQqo3wia3kZcGJYfcefk9f7qU3f7TLJNI86wvNI9bzX56m1tw9mX-rnvyijmHkOYKsdOplDyIesBkbfe7HA9okkiKQaBBuYnMOKxV/s1600/vp.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greenhouses are a great way to get a jump start on your vegetable gardening season. A lot of plants simply can not grow outdoors until the temperatures are warm to hot. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to name a few. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But, with a greenhouse, you can get these types started from seed earlier so that when the temps do warm up in your area, you can move them to a permanent vegetable garden bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you have the room for a greenhouse? If so, before you drop a few hundred dollars on one from the store, or $20 on a cheap plastic one from a home center, take a crack at building one of these 13 plans.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEorGClky_Nx698t9vz6hlCRQZxPilSeWU3hOVSbt8lJvSCdiiSfREfkvbWfsBMV243DijNDKaY-hopvwCwhXaGP4NXeFSuqe4tjIjz2ckm5FtpAuzIiQS8a4H18cHmkMZe3DBhb786O6I/s1600/vp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEorGClky_Nx698t9vz6hlCRQZxPilSeWU3hOVSbt8lJvSCdiiSfREfkvbWfsBMV243DijNDKaY-hopvwCwhXaGP4NXeFSuqe4tjIjz2ckm5FtpAuzIiQS8a4H18cHmkMZe3DBhb786O6I/s1600/vp.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have a lilac tree in our front yard area and when that lilac tree is in full bloom, the sweet aroma is unbelievable. My dad, who is not much of a flowering tree (or flower) guy, came over my house not too long ago, and while walking up my front pathway, could not help but say, wow, "you can smell your lilac tree from the street."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of course lilac is just one of literally thousands of very fragrant flowers you can plant to make the air smell sweeter, better and more inviting. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out this list from <a href="http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/45fragrantplants/" target="_blank">Garden Gate Magazine</a>. They list about 32 of varieties and the growing zones they are perfect for.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqUO_CVh0aArWsnNlDV87ERWH7NMIBUYIkYpL95GH-pzM6P4pA0UjammbIMmkS7Encd_fhd_IqSbzokZF6d-bk0itZdA8-awXOtMcQbjSYEyirX_GAKEUj_sEHz4zrI3oJB3a61cyBmVm/s1600/vp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqUO_CVh0aArWsnNlDV87ERWH7NMIBUYIkYpL95GH-pzM6P4pA0UjammbIMmkS7Encd_fhd_IqSbzokZF6d-bk0itZdA8-awXOtMcQbjSYEyirX_GAKEUj_sEHz4zrI3oJB3a61cyBmVm/s1600/vp1.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or more commonly known as Acid Reflux, is a condition in which the
stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into
the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can
irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you suffer from Acid Reflux? <span>If so, your first step is to always consult with your family physician. However, these 10 herbs, written about on http://www.herbs-info.com might be able to help. Again, consult with your physician first.</span></span></span><br />
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Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
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available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-68634107273256258022014-05-21T14:03:00.004-07:002014-05-21T14:03:46.300-07:0010 starter tips for growing tasty tomatoes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AgK_ew3VH4gCPajLT2dBVv7qiPi8T5EZzj5AgnKm-hInIuOxKz_dqUIFCx3VlDn6liHM51yUXqtsoBgrqG1xWh9q_V6qnJygrvW8-WqWSw_F6Q8DYUw3viliGEO0w843cuB4RSf4cxtj/s1600/vp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AgK_ew3VH4gCPajLT2dBVv7qiPi8T5EZzj5AgnKm-hInIuOxKz_dqUIFCx3VlDn6liHM51yUXqtsoBgrqG1xWh9q_V6qnJygrvW8-WqWSw_F6Q8DYUw3viliGEO0w843cuB4RSf4cxtj/s1600/vp.jpg" height="400" width="342" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">photo courtesy: <a href="http://www.canadiangardening.com/gardens/fruit-and-vegetable-gardening/10-starter-tips-for-growing-tasty-tomatoes/a/42177">http://www.canadiangardening.com/gardens/fruit-and-vegetable-gardening/10-starter-tips-for-growing-tasty-tomatoes/a/42177</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love growing tomatoes as do about 40 million other people in America. So it comes as no surprise that anytime you can pick up some helpful tips to make growing tomatoes easier, better and more rewarding, you jump on those tips.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some really cool tips from Canadian Gardening to help you along with your tomato growing efforts. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.canadiangardening.com/gardens/fruit-and-vegetable-gardening/10-starter-tips-for-growing-tasty-tomatoes/a/42177">http://www.canadiangardening.com/gardens/fruit-and-vegetable-gardening/10-starter-tips-for-growing-tasty-tomatoes/a/42177</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy: <a href="http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2013/01/15/how-to-build-the-ultimate-tomato-cage-for-under-2-the-stake-a-cage/#prettyPhoto">http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2013/01/15/how-to-build-the-ultimate-tomato-cage-for-under-2-the-stake-a-cage/#prettyPhoto</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love using tomato cages. In fact the ones that I own are well over 15 years old. I do my best to take care of them so they will last. I do that because as you may know, tomato cages at stores don't come cheap. I wish I had this tutorial back then. I might have saved myself quite a bit money.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check it out and give it a try. I know I will.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2013/01/15/how-to-build-the-ultimate-tomato-cage-for-under-2-the-stake-a-cage/">http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2013/01/15/how-to-build-the-ultimate-tomato-cage-for-under-2-the-stake-a-cage/</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-5-Gallon-Self-Wicking-Tomato-Wateri/" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-5-Gallon-Self-Wicking-Tomato-Wateri/" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrjNRTDhlaNNQE1GYZbdVcv2jqUfWgHyMH9dz1Sjg2gPZVP83IQcRVOD4eVa0ZgTSjrg4WjAzUkWcv7tQnYOLx-mnxgeJTRBB-WFnS0CviVnNWTVkxUSdzumXZ0OjFlHhdWYmPS_uJrMc/s1600/vp.jpg" height="400" width="361" /><span id="goog_2037730224"></span></a><span id="goog_2037730225"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The tomato is the number vegetable, er um, fruit grown in the home vegetable garden. Who can argue? They taste great and with so many size and color choices (over 2,000), everyone can just about pick a favorite.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this video tutorial by The Rusted Garden, you are taken on a step by step journey on not only growing tomatoes, but how to do it in a 5 gallon container. Fun stuff!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-5-Gallon-Self-Wicking-Tomato-Wateri/">http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-5-Gallon-Self-Wicking-Tomato-Wateri/</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYohhAc0-NE0BnFBsn2Gm2-WJshvuWfJ8Oh8XnEw8S2vh3g21Sl0v1AtNsPJ-cCsNbPYjz8QXjeKIVeiYfb_eH1ciP6MzA9P3kK2EjRRX9xNcaZSibpz9VOXDn-7ybCTUYx2pOZk_uQYbJ/s1600/vp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYohhAc0-NE0BnFBsn2Gm2-WJshvuWfJ8Oh8XnEw8S2vh3g21Sl0v1AtNsPJ-cCsNbPYjz8QXjeKIVeiYfb_eH1ciP6MzA9P3kK2EjRRX9xNcaZSibpz9VOXDn-7ybCTUYx2pOZk_uQYbJ/s1600/vp.jpg" height="400" width="270" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo courtesy: <a href="http://www.pitchengine.com/insectshieldrepellenttechnology/summer-health-top-tips-to-ward-off-nasty-mosquitoes">http://www.pitchengine.com/insectshieldrepellenttechnology/summer-health-top-tips-to-ward-off-nasty-mosquitoes</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you like mosquitoes, raise your hand ... ok, no one raised their hands. There is a reason why. Mosquitoes suck. Ok, bad attempt at a pun, but you get the point. Mosquitoes can ruin a barbecue, a camping trip and leisurely stroll through your home vegetable garden.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What makes matter worse is all this talk about various viruses that mosquitoes can carry and pass along. Although I have not personally met anyone that has contracted any such viruses from a mosquito bite, I'd rather not take that chance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While these won't be the end all of your tackling mosquito issues, these 12 tips for reducing mosquitoes will definitely help. Check them out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pitchengine.com/insectshieldrepellenttechnology/summer-health-top-tips-to-ward-off-nasty-mosquitoes">http://www.pitchengine.com/insectshieldrepellenttechnology/summer-health-top-tips-to-ward-off-nasty-mosquitoes</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
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Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YOWdVGUebS_yZBTbnARDdo-vd2T6YBSrkVtKLBRVP4wyMGZyWD1LC5u35J-Q_UW1mpdD_C9F3SPrhBPTCvPu640BA5WAAgZYSxs7UcIGJ61T1UnZ_1_HHScVZKaIeVMSblBb0CKBlCA2/s1600/vp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YOWdVGUebS_yZBTbnARDdo-vd2T6YBSrkVtKLBRVP4wyMGZyWD1LC5u35J-Q_UW1mpdD_C9F3SPrhBPTCvPu640BA5WAAgZYSxs7UcIGJ61T1UnZ_1_HHScVZKaIeVMSblBb0CKBlCA2/s1600/vp.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy: <a href="http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/amazing-organic-weed-killer-spray-recipe-tips/#.U3vaJyhaaqk">http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/amazing-organic-weed-killer-spray-recipe-tips/#.U3vaJyhaaqk</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Getting rid of weeds naturally is definitely in the top 5 of questions that I receive from gardeners. There are a slew of recipes out there that you can try. Most people want their weed killers to be organic or as close to organic as possible.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is a recipe that I would not qualify as organic but it's pretty close. Give it a try and let me know what you think.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/amazing-organic-weed-killer-spray-recipe-tips/#.U3vaJyhaaqk">http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/amazing-organic-weed-killer-spray-recipe-tips/#.U3vaJyhaaqk</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rbgW-6pZZyB0hapt6A1uowacbhVMx9dlftcJNCG3F6ZNhPpIcr_RfCrofyGCa4y0EO3uxJJvy2dZpCnlhPXfPKjfcOc8kvWDj1zBPVQ_JyOJTPWt9MoBzrMpcNmmJqrBR9KZpTaEwy7c/s1600/wood-garden-box.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rbgW-6pZZyB0hapt6A1uowacbhVMx9dlftcJNCG3F6ZNhPpIcr_RfCrofyGCa4y0EO3uxJJvy2dZpCnlhPXfPKjfcOc8kvWDj1zBPVQ_JyOJTPWt9MoBzrMpcNmmJqrBR9KZpTaEwy7c/s1600/wood-garden-box.png" height="400" width="277" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy: <a href="http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2014/05/19/how-to-build-a-wood-garden-box/">http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2014/05/19/how-to-build-a-wood-garden-box/</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Raised beds have so many benefits when it comes to gardening, that even if you add just one to your backyard you will surely be hooked and want more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You don't have to run out and buy anything fancy, nor do you have to be a master carpenter to build one. You can make raised beds out of a lot different items and as our friends at Food Storage Made Easy will show you, it's pretty easy to make a raised garden bed right at home.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2014/05/19/how-to-build-a-wood-garden-box/">http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2014/05/19/how-to-build-a-wood-garden-box/</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-3445049311809773472014-05-20T04:00:00.000-07:002014-05-20T04:00:02.766-07:00The 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow from Seeds<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASfHxGrQuCEEw8QEilqKInDjl4fHbzfaEPDdcwDbGlMlG4qN7yIhJlg8zSJwNSYjMVbiCtnTf8N_7qFoQqv1WJePs01oxKYcNq2_qM5wqbL7YZvq_4R0XuGy4nG5XW8O0W6lJmDidI_Do/s1600/vp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASfHxGrQuCEEw8QEilqKInDjl4fHbzfaEPDdcwDbGlMlG4qN7yIhJlg8zSJwNSYjMVbiCtnTf8N_7qFoQqv1WJePs01oxKYcNq2_qM5wqbL7YZvq_4R0XuGy4nG5XW8O0W6lJmDidI_Do/s1600/vp.jpg" height="295" width="400" /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Who wouldn't like to learn to make gardening a lot easier, especially when it comes to growing them from seed. I know I would.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this article from Green Child Magazine, author Amanda Hearn, gives you her 10 best choices for growing these easy vegetables, and how to do it directly from seeds. Growing from vegetable seeds is always a treat for the challenge (certain veggies) and of course the ability to save some money.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.greenchildmagazine.com/the-10-easiest-vegetables-to-grow-from-seeds/">http://www.greenchildmagazine.com/the-10-easiest-vegetables-to-grow-from-seeds/</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
Please check out my new book:
Vegetable Gardening for the Averag Person:
A guide to vegetable gardening for the rest of us
available at: http://www.AveragePersonGardening.com</div>Mike the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333376133878294044.post-58546323989560665322014-05-19T17:13:00.005-07:002014-05-19T17:13:48.136-07:0012 Interesting Ways To Use Coffee In The Garden<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy2CcaJra4p4bilV8KEYA8xV9fK778bIhHPpMVQvzCC9hSf05EvlwNmhLy5O9zIu8kNvSAEW0n7lwegVWZ5gwKIpVKAAXR56JsxaO0U6ER3a1Nw_mPPa6fVeEwvtYzJLm4tCOtYzyPa20/s1600/vp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy2CcaJra4p4bilV8KEYA8xV9fK778bIhHPpMVQvzCC9hSf05EvlwNmhLy5O9zIu8kNvSAEW0n7lwegVWZ5gwKIpVKAAXR56JsxaO0U6ER3a1Nw_mPPa6fVeEwvtYzJLm4tCOtYzyPa20/s1600/vp.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of: <a href="http://bestplants.com/12-interesting-ways-to-use-coffee-in-the-garden/">http://bestplants.com/12-interesting-ways-to-use-coffee-in-the-garden/</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coffee grounds can be used in a multitude of ways to assist with your gardening efforts. The popular choice is to mix your spent coffee grounds into your compost pile. Now that is probably the most popular use for coffee grounds, but did you know of some others?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is this article from Best Plants, they show you 12 more ways on how coffee grounds can be useful in your home vegetable garden. Just remember to save those coffee grounds and if you don't drink coffee, not to worry, go pick up some free ones from Starbucks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://bestplants.com/12-interesting-ways-to-use-coffee-in-the-garden/">http://bestplants.com/12-interesting-ways-to-use-coffee-in-the-garden/</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">===========
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